Weft-replenishing loom



July 17, 1923.

N. CARON WEFT REPLENISHING LOOM Filed Aug. 3, 1921 2 Shouts-Sheet 2 Fig.6.

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Patented ul 17,;1923.

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ADPIIcafioni-flfii 31131181; 11 1" sorial No.- 489 150.

izen o 1 United S-aes,g1 i i g at" Nashua, in the countj: of {.Elillaboroughaxnd 6 State of New liampghit e; ,hzwe invented c r ai mid ns ful lmpmwue hs in. Yie'fbRqplepishing -Looms, oi :a iiich the l ii ing. specific on-i 1 is'in e t nn rela es to fiiefme ll ii hi- 10 ing looms Am d wil h hsnein lisc. (ze a mb ie in 9 ha ing a mpiemshmechanism. which oomp riso a mulfi i bin yigldingl" it}; the pathjqf lft ginsi eiy or hammer 1 uch is operated an nstnt aiterm the release of thflbobiqin. bdfdtde it into reason, such as a. rriisplacpcil{sliilpblgytiie bobbin is .not trapsfe'x rod ,it then hecomgs necessary to remox this .bobbiri f -q xnivtl e together in vthe nmgazil iei.thnoat. If the transfgr takes place incigrthiao conditions some of .the partsQusqailQ fiil e sh -ttleor the maguzineithront wsilibe broken.

The meqhanisms heretofore provided for! the noleasg of bobbins which f-iiii to t'mnsfen have been open to rthe obie'ction that thsy awe teiotjvely pomplioaitoic and very n b mo glob-9&5 of ordoi'. U ually heme no indication that anything is \ymn i pil w sliliish qccurs. ,Aiugth'er diflico ty e qq-nntueci n, ,the use of those prior constructions: is that occasionally a vc ompl'eie tmmsfer of the bobbizi will .notibe made but, instead, the bobbin will be o iy partially fol ced ,into ithe ninning; shuttle, 51nd when the Joy starts to {BOX-B forwgrrl it will" blankets v "iiiai iagu e 2 having four oomparmepta for crowd the bobbin against, som pant Orf the magazine throalyan break eithai' bleorj the throat piece.

iQObiZiQL-Wiiiflll has been: reloased iim the throat def the magazine in o sitionw-for transfer mto the running shutl; e, and with M r am: 4 i

The ,prgsont invention, is particularly ooncernaci with the moons for retaining-the the -,a nran;ggment *for' gaming mid; of it-his bobbin cgse'it is not iransferrod. It

the chief objqt of the invention-A0 {demise figulties-e igperionc ed in using prior mmmngsconstruction whioh .\vil1 over;oome the dixfmehts. Stated more specifically, thegmye ition aims to devise a mechanism of this oharacto y which. will be very simple in 00; Situation, will require prz ctioaljli" no :1-,r;e or gtfiontion, ond will be absolute imbpemtion.

v The nature of'tho ilii ntion '\=v,il l-b e reach.

ily understood from the foilowin descripionwhenmouci in connection wit the no compa-nying drawings and ti ie novel features will he particuianiy pointgd out in the appended clgzims, i

Referring now to the drmvings,

Figure l is aside elevation of the mogaimine' and certain us soointed pants-of a wpLl imown automatic weft meplenishinf; loom-- jequippqci with mechanism ambqiiying :the present inyention, cet'qsiin of the parta,

however, being shown in cross seption;

y reliable Fig. 2 is a PBIIiSPflQtiVB xziow of the pants 7 in the throat of the magazine, showing the trnnSfei-er and a bobbin in position tul e "1 00 .iuLshowing :thom the positions qgcupied immediately befote Ithe retaining full bobbins of igiiflerezit 910115,. E nrjshi tfl ea h ca y a want colon, ,airslie' in this 1mm and "mm.- fl pii tfiim ha m ntz lfi h lection of the! shut-files. A11 m tomgxtiq Weft rep an shing me h ni m QQOPBI'BEQQS with.

this pattern mechanism to subset a bobbin describe-d, i

V purbe twbmi the maftin the shut 1e reaches a poig: of critical exha wtion or becomes entirely sqent. The bobbin sororeleaeed drops into t e throat of the maguino whego it is retained temporaril; tmtiltixeabutfleisburxadontbo inn side of tho loom in position for the bobbin chm or wait be my Inasmuch as the construction and opera- Eion of this loom is well tmdm'stood by those skill d in this art, no detailed iascfi timi of it is necessary how, The drawb:

owe cr, aha-w the usual hammer or trans :ever 3 formed on the auto: and of a transforer law: 4 which is pivoted n1 5 and is connected. in the usnnl mmnar with a bum: 1mm: 6 arto b 099N by n lum ar 7 carried in; atag 8. The drawings also show the shuttle helm 9 which is mounted and 013matcd in the usual manner. Thesedemaw ail form portal of tho automatic weft oeplen'labing mmhaniam and they are all shown in Fig, 1 in their normal position, the transform" 3 and the fouior 9 both being in thflir raised or irw emotive posit-ions.

Wlmn a spam bobbin 1': relcnmtl from one of the ln FMifle compartments, as above (hog: into the position Ucoupied by the bobbin Fig- 2. Tim tip f tlw bobbin rats on two ioldi ggiy muuntod plates; 12 ancE 13, rwpeetiwt Fig. 2, with which these 1 1: 2211305 mgularly are equip L1 while the moi of the iiubb'm is nuppartly ad a flange or abutmsnt 1-1 formed on the magazine woiL and pan-ti by a supporting dsvico 1b which is eoimtructad in accordance with the present invution. This de'vina, as host shown in Fig. 4-, has an Lqirigbt prnrt grqvitied with .1 hole M5 to roceivo a: bolt 1 by moons of which this do vic is pivotuily mounted on a-purtirm of the magazine. A pin I3 prujcctzs figituy from one side of this device whiie n: am pm s from time opposite Sid: then-of on is pl ovided ith a li 19 on which tho head of the bo bin B Ri s. This lip is so:- nated from tho body 15 by a notch which is; cut. out to avoid interlemnm with the Iowa; part Q1 of the magazine walL It will be observed that this wall 21 is provided with a. flan or abutment 22 similar to tho pm 14. th ses parts cooperating to guide the head of the bobbin into the proper position to be tml sfemd.

orma-lh this bobbin supporting device 15 is rem mitbj' gravity in subsbanfiinlty its operative positiom in which it is shown in gfl l-mi e con act bet' i ecn this member and the lower edge of time flhngc 22. Fig. '2- prevoot the mm; 15 fiom swinging: further toward the abutment. 14 but-it, Ea en tirely freo to Ewing in tho opposit dim.

to swing the suppor ing dm-ioa in cloakwiso direction, mg. 1. and thus 11-1 0 the bobbin {.0 (imp trul through the. agazine throat. This ction is desirilble at, nil Hung except when the watt mpienhihing or bobbin, than iii-g operations are. being performgd At t time, hovmvm', it is or; to prorunt this movement: in order I enable the mm mm placed in gmpfigrting device 115 to retain the bobbin i111 throat oi the magazine anti the transtffiz r 3 fumes it into 1:5: shuttle 24. For n: use a stop 11 95 is Bacurod r" 211) to Shuttle ftalur lover 26 by a ho E Q1- This sho device as best ahown 11: Figs.

3 and E has what may be clomrihad as a Z-shnpe and it oomprim a shank 93 that i sta -mi o r mive Iug on the musick of the lover SEE-and also to reoeivo tip-e bolt, 27, an intsrmerbato portion that ottands sub stsntially at right: angles: to the shank 2B, and an mid part flfl pmjactin forward substnntiailj nllel with the a umk 28.

when I; 0 watt repien'tsbing or bobbin changing operation is initiated by the automat-i0 mochsmism with which these machims are provided, Eizefools: I) is dro u l from its normal position. as shown in g. 1. into it nperatjivo position M shown in Fig. 3, t

25 moving with it and the forward the aw:

f his amp moves iown behind the n 28 whioh pmjeots rigidl from the Bobbin euppomng dwioe 15'. This minionifllip of the parts is clam'iy ahnwn in Fig. 8. Substantial]. aimultanoousiy with Lhisrmom monk a bobbin is reissued from one of the compartments in the magazine and drops into th throat, a shown at B, Fig. E. Since tho-bobbin supporting device 15 is locked in its opmi-iv position at this time by tho stop 96, the bobbin will be held firmly in this position until the transform 3 is ip uteri upon the next iii-ht up of the hw h The transfers? than will force this bobbin through the throat of the mugizifl and in o the running: shuhfl l thus driving out tho spent bobbin. IL howev r. h Shuttle should not be properly boxed. as for inshame if it should rebound an that. the trnnsfol' could not be made succosfuiiy, the contact f the shuttle with the feeler 9 ould prevent; the transfer The shuttle would bo shot. out of the box again, and the shuttto feeler would be returned immediately to its upper poaition thus unlocking fl bob in holding davim 15 and pe ting! it t im: twat-vanity to release the bobbin B. This bobbim therefore win immediately drop through the (Jamal of the m g in y g and holding it in its operative position while the weft replenishing operation is being performed. v

3. In an automatic weftreplenishingloom, the combination of a magazine for spare bobbins, said magazine having, a throat throu h which said bobbins-are discharged into C 9 running huttle, a bobbin Supporting devicemounted insaid throat and normally movable freely upon enga ement therewith of a bobbin to permit the obbin o drop through the throat, and means for holding said device against such movement while the weft replenishing operation is be ing performed, but permitting-such movemcnt again immediately after said operation has been completed.

4. In an automatic weft replenishing-loom, the combination of a magazine for spare bobbins, said magazine having a throat through which said bobbins are discharged into the running shuttle, a supporting device for holding a bobbin in said throat, said device being normally inoperative to support a bobbin in said throat, and means operated by the weft replenishing mechanism for holding said device in its operative position to enable the bobbin changing operation to be performed.

5. In an automatic Weft replenishing loom, the combination of a magazine .for spare bobbins, said ma azine having a throat through which said bobbins are-discharged into the runningshuttle, a bobbin supporting device mounted in said throat and normally movable freely upon engagement therewith of a bobbin to permit thebobbin to drop through the throat, and means for locking said device against such movement durin the weft replenishing operation'only.

6. iii an automatic weft replenishing loom having a shuttle feeler, the combination o f a magazine for sparebobb'ins, said magazine havin a throatthrou h which said bobbins are discharged into tie running shuttle' a bobbin supporting device mounted in said throat and normally movable freely upon engagement therewith of a bobbin to permit the bobbin to drop through the throat, and a part connected with the shuttle feeler for lockin said device in its operative position while the feeler is in its operative position.

7. In an automatic weft replenishing loom, the combination of a magazine for spare bobbins, said magazine having a throat through which said bobbins are discharged into the running shuttle, a bobbin su porting device-mounted in said throat and normally held yieldingly in said position, and means arranged to be operated by theweft replenishing mechanism for locking said device in said position while a bobbin is being transferred.

8.' In anautomatic weft replenishing loom having a shuttle. feelenthe combination of a magazine for spare bobbins, said magazine having a-throat throu h which said bobbins are discharged into the running shuttle, a pivoted bobbin supportin device normally retained by gravity in substantially its operative position in said throat but movable freel upon the engagement therewith of a bobbin topermit'the bobbin to dro through the throat, and a stop secured to tiie shuttle feeler and operative to on age a part rigid with said device to prcven such movement while the weft replenishing operation is being performed.

, 9. Inan automatic weft replenishing loom, the combination of a ma azine for spare bobbins, said ma azine Eaving a throat through which sai bobbins are discharged into the running shuttle, a bobbin supportin'g devgl'ce mounted in said throat and normally inoperative to support a bobbin in said throat, and means operated by the weft relenishing mechanism for rendering said evice operative to enable the bobbin changing operation to be performed.

an automatic weft replenishing loom having a shuttle feeler, the combination of a magazine for spare bobbins, said magazine having: a throat through which said-bobbins are discharged into the running shuttle, a bobbin supporting device pivoted on a portion of said magazine and havin a part normally held by gravity in said t roat in position to en go the head of a bobbin and retain it in said throat, said device being normally free to move when so engaged by a bobbin to permit the bobbin to drop through the throat and having a pin projecting laterally therefrom, and a stop secured to the shuttle feeler in position to engage said pin when the feeler is moved into its operative position and operative to prevent the backward movementof said device so long as the feeler remains in said position.

NAPOLEON GABON. 

